Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1411 to 1420 of 1656.

• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: consume that tea. My County of Wajir, among many others, is the biggest consumers of this commodity. So, the sponsor of the Bill needs to consider an amendment to include some section in terms of the consumers of this commodity, so that the chain is complete. Madam Temporary Speaker, another thing that I see in this Bill is; it looks like it is a bit of duplication of Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA).Where one starts and where the other ends is not clear. So, that needs to be clarified. The sponsor of the Bill is not paying attention and I ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: It is only women who have multi-tasking capacity, so I want him to listen. One of the issues I raised is that consumers are missing in this equation and they need to be included because they have an interest in the production of that and how it ends up in our cups or abroad when we export it. The other thing, Madam Temporary Speaker, is KTDA and the body proposed in this Bill; it is not clear where one begins and the other ends, and this needs to be considered. In terms of Clause 4, it is proposing that the ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the other proposal that I have is that instead of having seven members, we should have five. Four from the highest producing county, one from the highest consuming county and then one from the initial proposal, where one person is nominated by association of the largest number of growers. The other two slots be given to small growers. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 7 says one of the conditions that can make you cease to be a member of the board is failure to attend three consecutive meetings without the permission of the chairperson. To me, it is ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: scheme.” That is a good provision. Any subsequent Bill should have such a provision. The National Social Security Fund Act 2013 made it mandatory for both employers and employees to contribute 6 per cent, respectively. This was meant to be a national pension scheme irrespective of who was to manage it. Unfortunately, up to today because of the court battles, it has never been operationalized. This is very sad because there are so many Kenyans who are working so hard and yet there is no law in this country that is making pension mandatory. The Retirement Benefits Act only takes ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: leave it Clause 23(b) and say all books of accounts and statements. That way, it becomes comprehensive. Otherwise, if we want to be more specific, then we say statement of financial position, statement of financial performance, which used to be called profit and loss account, and statement of financial cash flow. Those are mandatory things needed for any accounting to be produced whether in the private or the public sector. We either remove specificity and replace it with general books of accounts and leave it at that, or write according to the accounting standards and the requirements of book keeping. ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: The other thing I would like to talk about is Clause 24(2) which states that:- “The Authority shall, if the Cabinet Secretary so requires, publish the report, balance sheet and statements submitted to him under subsection (1) in such a manner as the Cabinet Secretary may specify.” We should not restrict people to the wishes of the Cabinet Secretary. We are in a society where our Constitution demands transparency. So, we should make it mandatory for the Authority to put its reports on its website. It is even better that way because anybody with an interest can access them, which ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: From the onset, I support this Motion because it speaks to the heart of our Constitution. In the Bill of Rights, Article 27 on Equality and Freedom from Discrimination says: “Every person is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law.” view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: Equally, Article 27(4), says: “The State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground, including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth.” Madam Temporary Speaker, if the Constitution has recognized the rights of everybody in the Bill of Rights, then who is a school or anybody else to go against that? Given that this is entrenched within our Constitution, every person in the society or every public school is obliged by the Constitution, which is the superior law in this country. ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: Article 27 (6) of the Constitution states:- “To give full effect to the realization of the rights guaranteed under this Article, the state shall take legislative and other measures, including affirmative action programmes and policies designed to redress any disadvantage suffered by individuals or groups because of past discrimination.” Let me also commend Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve because she is effecting the legislative part of the people living with disability. The party that nominated Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve did not go wrong in their choice. I am saying this because people with disability in this House are over-represented by one lady, Sen. ... view